Progression and Swing

Progression

Progression noun - A series of things linked together.

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Swing and progression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swing" instead a noun "Progression".

Swing noun - Changing location by moving back and forth.

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Progression and swing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Progression" instead a noun "Swing".

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

old	old progression	old swing
full	full progression	full swing
nice	nice progression	nice swing
long	long progression	long swing
Other adjectives: normal, slow, little, quick, next, basic, western, slower.

A Chord Progression that started out being used for blues songs (hence the name) but later worked its way into big-band swing and particularly early rock-and-roll, where it became all but omnipresent up until the mid-60's.

Source: Twelve Bar Blues

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